Comments on: Dr Young's Rectal Dilators

By: treatment for hemroids

treatment for hemroids — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:06:44 +0000

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[...]Dr Young's Rectal Dilators | The Quack Doctor[...]…

By: ND

ND — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:07:25 +0000

New England Journal of Medicine
July 22, 1948 recommends their
use re. spasm and fibrosis of the
sphincter.

By: Dante Fontana

Dante Fontana — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:49:20 +0000

Not to put too fine a point on it (pardon the pun), but it seems obvious to me that these were used, if not devised, as sex toys. In fact, they make an appearance in the pornographic feature PASSIONS (1985), directed by Alex De Renzy. Actress Gail Sterling even reads from Young’s original instructions.

By: Caro

Caro — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:57:45 +0000

Hi, thanks for commenting, and sorry for the delay in replying. I’m no antiques expert so I wouldn’t like to hazard a guess at the exact value, but unfortunately I don’t think they are worth an awful lot.

By: Caro

Caro — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:48:09 +0000

Hi – thanks for the comment. The one I’m looking at is available here: http://www.archive.org/stream/n05detroitmedica05detruoft#page/x/mode/2up

Definitely worth a look – there are some other interesting ads too.

By: MD

MD — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:29:58 +0000

well, the quack doctor is full of quack references. looking at the Detroit Medical Journal, August 1905 on Google Docs, and there are no advertisements. Aug 1905 does have a home douching bulb in the new medical devices section, but that’s as close as it gets, so to speak…

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:57:29 +0000

Is there any value to these? I have an old set that was a relatives?

By: Caroline Rance

Caroline Rance — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:24:30 +0000

Yep, that about sums it up!

By: Elliott

Elliott — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:40:52 +0000

I have one thing to say – ouch!

By: Essie Fox

Essie Fox — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:06:42 +0000

They look somewhat threatening!